This brought Great Britain into the conflict. The British had close ties with Belgium, one of their nearest neighbors on the continent. Outraged over the violation of Belgium neutrality, Britain declared war on Germany on August 4.
Belgium .
*Austria declared war on Serbia *Germany supports Austria *Russia helps Serbia *Germany declares war on Russia *France joins Russia *Germany invades Belgium. *Britain declares war on Germany for invading Belgium because Britain & Belgium had an agreement of protection *then Italy, Japan and USA
In 1914 the German army invaded Belgium on it's way to France. During the Schrieffer plan Germany thought that going through Belgium was going to be easy and that Britain was going to remain neutral if Germany attacked Belgium.
They went through Belgium to invade France.
Before World War I, Belgium was neutrally positioned but had alliances that influenced its stance. Belgium was a signatory of the Treaty of London (1839), which guaranteed its neutrality, and its allies included Britain, France, and Russia. However, Germany became Belgium's primary enemy when it violated Belgian neutrality by invading the country in August 1914, prompting Britain to declare war on Germany. Thus, Belgium found itself aligned with the Allies against the Central Powers, primarily Germany.
The "Schlieffen" Plan was Germany's stategy to invade France by invading through Germany.
Blitzkreig. Schhlieffen plan.
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When Germany first tried to invade France they sent troops to the German-France border and the France- Belgium border to fight the incoming of the SS
Blitzkreig. Schhlieffen plan.
Blitzkreig. Schhlieffen plan.
Invading Belgium on their way to attack France in WWI and WWII.
In 1940, Germany launched its attack on Western Europe. It was a massive invasion that swept over the lowlands including Belgium. Not long after the fall of Belgium, France was then successfully invaded and surrendered.
Germany was delayed in getting to France and, because of a defense treaty, Britain entered the war.
Belgium , Germany , France BTW: they speak french there
It was a precaution. Germany needed to know that they weren't falling into a trap, so they took all of the land. I think they were planning on invading them anyways.
Germany attacked France by invading through the north of Belgium. Poland was attacked by Germany to start world war 2.